THE LADY’S MAGAZINE OP GARDENING. 3 
This plant is called Kiri by the Japanese, and Too, or Hak-too, by the 
Chinese ; and it was named Paulownia imperialis by Dr. Sieboldt, in 
honour of the hereditary Princess of the Netherlands, who was one of the 
daughters of the Emperor of Russia. It will grow in any common garden 
soil that is tolerably dry, and somewhat loamy; but in moist peaty soil 
the leaves turn yellow and fall off. It strikes readily from cuttings, and 
it may also be propagated by division of the root. The seeds which 
were imported from Japan were each surrounded by a kind of wing. 
They contain oil, and will probably not keep long. 
There are specimens of this tree in the garden of the London Hor¬ 
ticultural Society at Chiswick. 
ON THE MEANS OF IMPROVING THE VIEW FROM THE WINDOWS 
OF A BACK PARLOUR IN A SUBURBAN VILLA. 
BY CAPTAIN JAMES MANGLES, R.N. 
In most suburban villas, and frequently in country residences, where 
there is a distant view, or some other pleasing object to contemplate from 
the windows of one of the sitting rooms, an unsightly wall, or some other 
objectionable feature, presents itself from the other. 
To remedy this evil, and likewise to convert the defective frontage into 
a pleasing and ornamental picture, it is proposed to form an enclosed and 
terraced “ lady’s flower-garden,” where immediately after rain she may 
step out, dry-shod, and enjoy the fragrance of her flowers, while their 
beauty and progressive development will be ever present from the window 
of her apartment. 
Plate 2 shows the plan of an enclosed Italian terrace, communicating 
with a breakfast-room by means of a window with sashes on hinges, 
similar to a door, applicable to either a country villa or a London 
suburban residence. The terrace should be enclosed with a parapet wall, 
from three feet to four feet high ; and the enclosed space may be laid with 
asphalte, or paved with Alhambra mosaic tiles, which are warranted to 
resist frost, and which may be obtained at Singer’s manufactory on the 
Surrey side of Vauxliall Bridge. As these tiles may be had of any colour, 
those which form the pavement to be walked upon may be of a reddish- 
brown, to represent gravel; and this paved part may be of an amphi¬ 
theatre-like shape, with three shelves round it of compost, each shelf 
being fronted with Alhambra tiles, or porcelain slabs, in long pieces about 
eight inches wide. These porcelain slabs, which are manufactured by 
Messrs. Copeland and Garrett, Portugal Street, may be either of a running 
